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ArticleGlobal bioethics = Problemi di bioetica2025

An alternative view on the ethics of synthetic biology: an Indian Hindu perspective.

Varsha Aravind Paleri

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Article in Global bioethics = Problemi di bioetica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bioethics-in-Science : An Invitation.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2026
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  2. Imagining an ethics for synthetic biology.Frontiers in genetics · 2026
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Varsha Aravind PaleriCentre for Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Universiteit Antwerpen-Stadscampus, Antwerpen, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5595-2880

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic Biology (SynBio) is a rapidly advancing interdisciplinary field that holds immense potential to address pressing global issues, including food insecurity, medical innovation, and environmental sustainability. Yet, the ethical discourse surrounding its development has often struggled to keep pace with its scientific progress. This stagnation, I argue, arises largely from the persistence of dualistic frameworks - such as "natural" versus "artificial" or "human" versus "machine" - that dominate bioethical inquiry. These dichotomies limit the scope of moral reflection and hinder the development of more holistic ethical frameworks. This paper seeks to reframe these debates by drawing upon the non-dualistic worldview of

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EthicsIndian Hindu philosophyNon-dualismNon-western philosophySynthetic biology

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PMID41425232
PMCPMC12716465

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